Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 179 · 40 questions

Word tip (Name the skill first): Read the question and decide which skill it tests. Use that lesson’s method: swap test for synonyms, opposite end for antonyms, meaning for homophones, split the word for prefixes and suffixes. Check your answer by reading it back in the sentence.

1. 1.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) fresh (b) quick (c) weary (d) rich
2. 2.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) sad (b) busy (c) kind (d) wet
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) bunch (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
4. 4.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) husband (d) uncle
5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
6. 6.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) man (d) uncle
7. 7.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) pig (c) hen (d) frog
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) flock (b) swarm (c) range (d) pride
9. 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) chick (d) cub
11. 11.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
12. 12.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) hen (d) frog
13. 13.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) goat
14. 14.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) book (d) milk
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) polite (b) brave (c) early (d) selfish
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
17. 17.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
18. 18.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
19. 19.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) honest (b) generous (c) visible (d) early
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) friend – pal (c) push – pull (d) day – night
22. 22.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
24. 24.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) misallow
25. 25.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
26. 26.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) bees (c) lions (d) sticks
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
28. 28.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) dark (c) bright (d) dull
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
31. 31.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfel (b) helpfol (c) helpful (d) helpfull
32. 32.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) mother (b) sister (c) aunt (d) niece
33. 33.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) soft (b) wet (c) bright (d) dull
34. 34.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) cows (d) stairs
35. 35.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writter (b) writeer (c) writer (d) writar
36. 36.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavilly (b) heavyly (c) heavily (d) heavly
37. 37.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silliness (b) silines (c) sillines (d) sillyness
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
39. 39.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakly (b) weaken (c) weakness (d) weaker
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) glad – happy

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